Henderson made a name for himself as both a prolific receiver and returner during his time at LA Tech.

He'll look to continue that success with the Broncos, but first, let's take a look at how he fared throughout his collegiate career.

Carlos Henderson: The Prospect

Henderson finished his final year at Louisiana Tech with 82 receptions for 1,535 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns.

He accrued 23.7 percent of Louisiana Tech’s targets, 21.6 percent of the receptions, 30.1 percent of the receiving yards, and 43.6 percent of the touchdowns in his final season:

Year

Rec

Yds

Avg

TD

msYD

msTD

2014

29

569

19.6

4

0.16

0.13

2015

36

774

21.5

5

0.21

0.21

2016

82

1535

18.7

19

0.3

0.44

He was a monster performer for their offense as he and Trent Taylor (136 receptions, 1,803 yards, 12 touchdowns) formed an incredible one-two punch for the Bulldogs. Henderson was also a dynamic kick returner, averaging 26.5 yards per return with 3 touchdowns over his career.

That should present multiple paths to fantasy success for Henderson and provide an opportunity to make an immediate impact seeing playing time early in his career in Denver.

Henderson was also a shifty receiver after the catch, leading the nation in missed tackles among all wideouts:

This evasiveness was evidenced in his sterling broad jump numbers (94th percentile), but the rest of his workout numbers didn't paint Henderson in a particularly bright light.

MockDraftable's spider graph probably best depicts Henderson's shortcomings athletically. A serviceable 40-yard dash time (4.46) likely helped salvage his draft value in the third round, but Henderson looks to be more of a player who shines on tape over his raw athletic measurements.

That being said, Henderson draws quite a few notable comparables in numberFire's database after entering his combine numbers:

Year

Player

Draft Pick

Similarity

2010

Golden Tate

Round 2, Pick 28

90.03%

2014

Sammy Watkins

Round 1, Pick 4

89.77%

2010

Andre Roberts

Round 3, Pick 24

89.23%

2006

Devin Hester

Round 2, Pick 25

88.96%

2014

Donte Moncrief

Round 3, Pick 26

88.33%

2009

Mike Wallace

Round 3, Pick 20

88.06%

2010

Emmanuel Sanders

Round 3, Pick 18

87.63%

2012

A.J. Jenkins

Round 1, Pick 30

87.56%

2013

Robert Woods

Round 2, Pick 9

87.38%

2012

DeVier Posey

Round 3, Pick 5

87.28%

Golden Tate is coming off three-straight seasons of 90-plus receptions. Mike Wallace has been the WR9 (2010), WR9 (2011), WR20 (2014), and WR23 (2015) in PPR scoring throughout his eight-year career.

His new teammate, Emmanuel Sanders, has WR5 (2014), WR19 (2015), and WR19 (2016) seasons under his belt. We still have yet to see the apex of Sammy Watkins and Donte Moncrief's careers, but the cohort of wide receivers that Henderson closely resembles looks to be a strong subset.

Carlos Henderson: The Denver Bronco

Henderson enters an exciting offense coordinated by Mike McCoy but faces some major obstacles at the start of his professional career.

Sanders and Demaryius Thomas have had a stranglehold on the Broncos targets since they started playing together. Sanders has been a top-24 receiver (as noted above), accruing 141, 136, and 137 targets over the past three years. Thomas has surpassed those totals with 184 (WR2), 177 (WR11), and 144 (WR16). The two have combined for over 50 percent of the team's targets each of the past three seasons, quite a feat in today's NFL.

There's also plenty of questions circling the quarterback position after Trevor Siemian outperformed 2016's first-round pick Paxton Lynch significantly. Denver also just drafted Chad Kelly in the seventh round where he could potentially make the 53-man roster as the team's third quarterback. It's hard to have much confidence in the quarterback position with both Siemian and Lynch completing less than 60 percent of their passes last year.

The good news for Henderson is that there isn't much depth beyond the two starting wideouts entering their age-30 seasons.

Former second-round pick Cody Latimer never materialized like most of his wide receiver peers in the 2014 rookie class. He still has a year left on his rookie contract, but has amassed just 16 total receptions over three seasons.

Jordan Norwood was third in wide receiver snaps last season, playing 44.2 percent of the team's offensive snaps. The journeyman will be entering his age-31 season and has yet to eclipse the 300-yard mark in a season.

Henderson has a very strong chance of leaving training camp third on the Broncos' depth chart without much competition to hold him back.

Dynasty fantasy football enthusiasts shouldn't expect much out of Henderson in the foreseeable future. Thomas and Sanders' heavy involvement captures the large majority of the receiving work, and Henderson will have to work hard for scraps on a team that ranks towards the middle of the pack in pass play percentage (15th-most last year). While current dynasty ADP is still being recalculated following the draft, I don't think it's outlandish to spend as high as the 2.03 in typical 12-team rookie drafts.

Henderson's redraft value will likely be late towards the end of your draft as a potential flier. It's difficult to project a high probability for top-24 weeks for him considering there's also a low probability for touchdowns. The Broncos ranked bottom-10 in red zone trips per game last year and the Sanders-Thomas combo combined for 58.9 percent of the red zone targets. Henderson's 5'11" frame doesn't quite make him a desirable red zone target.

While the short term fantasy outlook isn't that favorable for Henderson, he should make a significant real-football impact with the Broncos as the third wideout and potentially as a return man. Henderson's list of NFL comparables leaves reason for optimism, and if either Siemian or Lynch make a significant step forward progressing in their sophomore season, Henderson could quickly become a priority waiver wire addition.

For now, Denver fans should be quite pleased to have picked up a receiver as dynamic and successful as Carlos Henderson.